Patrick Hayden for Appleton Common Council

Knocking doors yesterday I had a great question about my experience related to politics and figured it would be good to put that out there for everyone who is interested. My first degree was in political science. While getting that degree I did a semester internship in Congress helping conduct studies on deepening sea harbors to improve international trade and clean air legislation.

Outside of work I've been actively engaged in groups like the Fair Maps Coalition which has a goal of ending gerrymandering here in Wisconsin. I've done volunteer work with political groups helping them establish a digital presence.

My second degree is in software engineering systems and I've been using that at various financial institutions for almost 20 years now. Currently, I'm working as a software architect at Thrivent. All of my previous experience I believe sets me up to not only be informed on the issues but bring a different perspective as well.